What does brownish mean?
Brownish means Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown..
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/ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/ · adjective
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown..
The Giraffe and the Zebra and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Hartebeest lived there; and they were 'sclusively sandy-yellow-brownish all over […]
Two pumps stood side by side in our kitchen. One was for well water and one was a cistern pump—water from the former was hard and clear, from the cistern it was brownish and soft.
Watt wore, on his feet, a boot, brown in colour, and a shoe, happily of a brownish colour also.
Use brownish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Brownish means Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown..
Common synonyms include brownish, browny, brunneous, brunnescent.
Possible antonyms include achromatic, colorless.
The Giraffe and the Zebra and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Hartebeest lived there; and they were 'sclusively sandy-yellow-brownish all over […]
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